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James Dunn Died at age: 65

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

James Dunn

Date of Birth:

Nov 02, 1901

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Sep 03, 1967

Biography of

James Dunn

    James Dunn worked on the stage, in vaudeville and as an extra in silent movies before he was signed by Fox in 1931. His first movie with Fox was 1931's Sob Sister (1931). While at Fox, he appeared with Shirley Temple in her first three features: Baby Take a Bow (1934), Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) and Bright Eyes (1934). Dunn's screen character was usually the boy next door or the nice guy. In 1935 musicals at the new 20th Century-Fox were out and Dunn would move to the "B" list, from which he would never return. In The Payoff (1935) he plays the nice guy newspaper columnist whose wife ruins his career. By the late 1930s he was drinking heavily and become unemployable. He would appear in small roles in films during the early 1940s, but those parts were few. In 1945 he was able to make a comeback and win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945), but his rejuvenated career would not continue. By 1951 he would again be unemployed and bankrupt. Television would later supply some work and he would be a regular on the series It's a Great Life (1954).

    Dunn was born 2 November 1901, New York City, New York, USA, and he died 1 September 1967, Santa Monica, California, USA  (following abdominal surgery)

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James Dunn

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Filmography of

James Dunn

Found 51 Movies in total

Hollywood’s Children

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1982

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1975

Shadow Over Elveron

Luke Travers ( Actor )

... 1968

The Oscar

TV executive ( Actor )

... 1966

... 1962

The Bramble Bush

Stew Schaffer ( Actor )

... 1960

... 1957

The Golden Gloves Story

Joe Riley ( Actor )

... 1950

... 1948

Killer McCoy

Brian McCoy ( Actor )

... 1947

That Brennan Girl

Denny Reagan ( Actor )

... 1946

The Caribbean Mystery

Mr. Smith ( Actor )

... 1945

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Johnny Nolan ( Actor )

... 1945

Take It or Leave It

Himself ( Actor )

... 1944

Government Girl

Sergeant Joe Blake ( Actor )

... 1943

The Ghost and the Guest

Webster Frye ( Actor )

... 1943

The Living Ghost

Nick Trayne ( Actor )

... 1942

Hold That Woman!

Jimmy Parker ( Actor )

... 1940

Son of the Navy

Chief Gunners Mate Mike Malone ( Actor )

... 1940

Shadows Over Shanghai

Johnny McGinty ( Actor )

... 1938

Living on Love

Gary Martin ( Actor )

... 1937

Venus Makes Trouble

Buzz Martin ( Actor )

... 1937

We Have Our Moments

John Wade ( Actor )

... 1937

Mysterious Crossing

Addison Francis Murphy ( Actor )

... 1936

Come Closer, Folks

Jim Keene ( Actor )

... 1936

Two-Fisted Gentleman

Mickey ( Actor )

... 1936

Hearts in Bondage

Lt. Kenneth Reynolds ( Actor )

... 1936

Bad Boy

Eddie Nolan ( Actor )

... 1935

Welcome Home

Richard Foster ( Actor )

... 1935

The Daring Young Man

Don McLane ( Actor )

... 1935

... 1935

The Payoff

Joe McCoy ( Actor )

... 1935

Bright Eyes

Loop Merritt ( Actor )

... 1934

365 Nights in Hollywood

James 'Jimmy' Dale ( Actor )

... 1934

Have a Heart

James 'Jimmie' Flaherty ( Actor )

... 1934

Baby Take a Bow

Eddie Ellison ( Actor )

... 1934

Change of Heart

Mark McGowan ( Actor )

... 1934

Stand Up and Cheer!

Jimmy Dugan ( Actor )

... 1934

Hold That Girl

Barney Sullivan ( Actor )

... 1934

Jimmy and Sally

Jimmy O'Connor ( Actor )

... 1933

Arizona to Broadway

Smiley Wells ( Actor )

... 1933

The Girl in 419

Dr. Daniel French ( Actor )

... 1933

Hold Me Tight

Chuck ( Actor )

... 1933

Hello, Sister!

Jimmy ( Actor )

... 1933

Sailor's Luck

Jimmy Fenimore Harrigan ( Actor )

... 1933

Handle with Care

Bill Gordon ( Actor )

... 1932

Society Girl

Johnny Malone ( Actor )

... 1932

Dance Team

Jimmy Mulligan ( Actor )

... 1932

Over the Hill

Johnny Shelby as an Adult ( Actor )

... 1931

Sob Sister

Garry Webster ( Actor )

... 1931

Bad Girl

Eddie Collins ( Actor )

... 1931